Once passed Airport Security can you leave the airport?

Hogzy

Hey folks,

I want to buy a camera in Dixons Travel at Dublin Airport. THere is a saving of €80 if i buy there over ANY online retailer. Iv found cheap flights from Ryanair for €15.

Im just wondering if i bought the flight, went to the airport and bought the camera can i then just leave? The shop is behind security. WOuld there be an issue if i wanted to go back out through security and be on my merry way?

ScouseMouse

This scenario was played out on Customs on RTE recently.

They hopped a guy who was taking regular "trips", but once buying all the cheap duty free fags, he wasn't getting on the plane. He was just leaving the airport, so there must be a way of doing it. Maybe you should check out the RTE player or Youtube and see if its available there.

What you are suggesting would only be legal if you are buying it duty paid and not duty free as the camera has to be "landed" outside the EU.

Hogzy

superscouse wrote: »

This scenario was played out on Customs on RTE recently.

They hopped a guy who was taking regular "trips", but once buying all the cheap duty free fags, he wasn't getting on the plane. He was just leaving the airport, so there must be a way of doing it. Maybe you should check out the RTE player or Youtube and see if its available there.

What you are suggesting would only be legal if you are buying it duty paid and not duty free as the camera has to be "landed" outside the EU.

All of Dixons produce is duty paid. I know this because i have bought stuff from them before travelling between Dublin and Cork. The staff member said they dont offer a duty free service. Only VERY cheap duty paid goods. Terrible if your leaving the EU. Great if you are not.

ScouseMouse

Hogzy wrote: »

All of Dixons produce is duty paid. I know this because i have bought stuff from them before travelling between Dublin and Cork. The staff member said they dont offer a duty free service. Only VERY cheap duty paid goods. Terrible if your leaving the EU. Great if you are not.

Wow, thats mad.

They dont do duty free in the duty free area? They just do dead cheap to everyone? I dont believe it. How can they do that?

If thats the case, go for it, book a flight, check in, buy it, then decide not to travel !

Hogzy

superscouse wrote: »

Wow, thats mad.

They dont do duty free in the duty free area? They just do dead cheap to everyone? I dont believe it. How can they do that?

If thats the case, go for it, book a flight, check in, buy it, then decide not to travel !

I know its really strange. I might call up DAA and ask them. Because i want to be 100% sure that i can leave. Otherwise ill be stuck in Cork airport and will have to pay to get back to DUblin

happy_head

Yeah there should not be an issue because dixons products are duty paid but it would be handier if you asked an airport staff member to get it for you. You could also try ringing dixons paying by card over phone and then collect it at the DAA shop and collect kiosk.

xflyer

Quite clever. On the face of it there shouldn't be a problem then. If it's duty paid as you say. Then it's not a Customs issue. I'm not sure if you could go back through security though. That would raise alarm bells. You would have to go out via the arrivals hall and through the blue channel as if you just arrived.

Hogzy

happy_head wrote: »

Yeah there should not be an issue because dixons products are duty paid but it would be handier if you asked an airport staff member to get it for you. You could also try ringing dixons paying by card over phone and then collect it at the DAA shop and collect kiosk.

Never thought about the DAA Shop and Collect. Thanks for that ill try give them a call.

xflyer wrote: »

Quite clever. On the face of it there shouldn't be a problem then. If it's duty paid as you say. Then it's not a Customs issue. I'm not sure if you could go back through security though. That would raise alarm bells. You would have to go out via the arrivals hall and through the blue channel as if you just arrived.

But arent arrivals and departures kept completely separate at Dublin?

kelle

I witnessed people missing their flight at the boarding gate (Ryanair!), I'm sure there's a way they got back out. If you "miss" your flight the same can be done for you. Don't know if you would be allowed keep your purchases though!

Jamie2k9

Won't be a problem. Just go and get the camera and wait until after the departure boards say Gate closed for you flight and go back through security.

But arent arrivals and departures kept completely separate at Dublin?

yes they are.

L1011

I believe Dixons "don't do" duty free in the same way some others "don't do" it, which is that they scan your bording pass and keep the VAT if you're going outside the EU. Hence there is no difference in price to the punter but Dixons get the difference.

There was an explanation of something amounting to this on the back of my receipt from an mp3 player I bought in BHX anyway.

nag

I've been through security before only to have to turn around and get back out via passport control. As far as I can remember, arrivals and departures DO mix after security. This is all in relation to T1 though.

L1011

nag wrote: »

I've been through security before only to have to turn around and get back out via passport control. As far as I can remember, arrivals and departures DO mix after security. This is all in relation to T1 though.

You can walk down towards the non-contact stand gates in the 1930s terminal and turn back to passport control from there. Can be done from T2 also, there's an airside link back to T1's shops/bars and hence this.

Jet Black

There is a way back out. Its down in pier a (now called the 200 gates) most of the ryanair flights go from pier d (gates 100). There are two security doors you pass through, then walk straight and on the right theres more stairs go down and take a right through the security doors to passport control. Once through there you'll be in the baggage hall.

veetwin

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

Won't be a problem. Just go and get the camera and wait until after the departure boards say Gate closed for you flight and go back through security.



yes they are.

No you can't go back through security. You can however go down to Pier A (200 gates) and go down the stairs through passport control into the baggage hall and out through customs.

From my experience though Dixons promise to beat Amazon on all cameras. However this is not the case always. I got a Nikon D3000 €80 cheaper on Amazon

Elliee

Out of interest, whats the camera and how much is it?
In need of a new camera & family work in the airport and can buy.

Hogzy

Elliee wrote: »

Out of interest, whats the camera and how much is it?
In need of a new camera & family work in the airport and can buy.

I called them. You need a boarding pass

Jet Black

You sure? I've both a couple of things in there without a boarding pass.

kelle

Hogzy wrote: »

I called them. You need a boarding pass

But if you've booked the flights would you just check-in online, bring your boarding pass with you and "miss" your flight?

Or is that printout not a boarding pass?

January

Would you not take the flight anyway and try book a €10 euro return journey from Cork on Irish Rail? Still works out cheaper...

Sean Bateman

You can DEFINITELY just walk back out. For example, I've arrived on flights a few times and come in through that glass round/hexagonal gate (might be "A") and walked in past departing passengers (it's the one you go down stairs to get into the glass round bit). Arriving and departing passengers mix freely there. Same with those Ryanair arrival/departure areas.

Notwithstanding any of the above, what happens someone who has an emergency and can't take a flight or misses a flight? They don't get the third degree for having to leave!

andy_g

Moved to Travel forum where you may get better answer's.

Travel forum Charter now applies.

Elliee

Hogzy wrote: »

I called them. You need a boarding pass

My mum buys me make up in there all the time. My friends husband also works up there and recently bought a camera airside. Neither need boarding passes. Staff I.D does the trick.

Terrontress

Hogzy wrote: »

Elliee wrote: »

Out of interest, whats the camera and how much is it?
In need of a new camera & family work in the airport and can buy.

I called them. You need a boarding pass

I think it's just a flight number needed. And that's just for data analysis, not any legal requirement.

Dixons do pay VAT on the items but sell them as if they did not, so the vat free price is less and with vat added it takes them to the price that it would be without vat on the high street.

Same as new cars offered without VAT.